Ninefold Purple

That night, Wang Zhibiao and Gao stayed at Dou's house.

Dou Zhao doesn't care about these things, she has been waiting for Tuo Niang to come back.

"Mother Yu said that she will deliver the things tomorrow morning." Tuo Niang came back a little late.

Dou Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and told Tuo Niang: "Clean up all the things we usually use. In a few days, we may go to live with Uncle Six in the East Mansion for a few days."

"Why do you want to live at Master Six's house?" Tuo Niang opened her mouth wide, "Is it because Aunt Wang is making a fuss at home?" [

Even she knew about it, so everyone in Dou's family had heard about it.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "No. My father is going to the capital to take the provincial examination. He is afraid that I will not be taken care of, so he may send us to live with Uncle Six for a while."

No matter what happened, his father would definitely go to Kyoto to participate in the provincial examination.

In the previous life, Aunt Ding successfully alienated Dou Zhao and Aunt Dou. She stayed at Dou's house safe and sound, and Dou Shiying helped her to take care of her until she died.In this life, she lost the power to manage the inner house, and Dou Zhao also lost the care of her elders. When her grandfather didn't want to see her grandmother, the sixth uncle's proposal just solved her father's problem. She would be sent to the sixth uncle's house in all likelihood. live temporarily.

Dou Zhao is also willing to go to the sixth uncle's house to live temporarily.

The sixth aunt's surname is Ji, from Yixing County, Changzhou Prefecture, Southern Zhili Province. Her grandfather was the number one scholar in the year of Ji Chou. There was also an emperor teacher and a court elder in her ancestors. She is one of the few official families in the south of the Yangtze River. .

The second wife's wife had taken a fancy to the sixth aunt's family background back then, relying on the fact that the second uncle had given him the convenience of dating when he was the censor, she salivated and begged for this marriage for the sixth uncle.

Compared with the Ji family, the Dou family is far inferior in terms of prestige and financial resources at this time, not to mention that the life of the Jiangnan family is worse than that of the north. Feeling that Zhuyu is on the side, he is a little scruples in speaking and acting.

Fortunately, the sixth aunt was born, generous and quiet, and she was not arrogant because of her marriage. She was respectful and polite to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. In addition, the sixth aunt came to the house with joy, and gave birth to two sons. The second wife's heart and soul.

In the previous life, Dou Zhao had little contact with this sixth aunt.

But before she got married, her father asked Aunt Six to tell her about the boudoir.

She still remembered that the sixth aunt took her hand before leaving and told her in a low voice: "Remember, after you get married, the most important thing is to have a son, and the second is to flatter your mother-in-law. As for your husband, you just need to keep your color in front of him." Changxin is fine..."

This is the first time someone stripped off the veil of women's words and virtues and told her the way of being a wife so bluntly.

Dou Zhao was very shocked.

But when she was shocked, she couldn't help thinking carefully about Aunt Six's words, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense, and the more she felt it made sense, the more she acted accordingly.

In the previous life, she was too busy to take care of others in her own time. Looking back now, she couldn't help being very curious about the relationship between the sixth aunt and the sixth uncle.

In addition, she still has something to ask of the sixth aunt, so she can't help but look forward to going to the sixth uncle's house for a temporary stay.

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At noon the next day, a group of people came from the Pang family. [

Perhaps it was decided to let the Ji family take care of Dou Zhao for a period of time, or maybe it was because the atmosphere at home was not good. In the afternoon, Dou Shiying personally sent Dou Zhao to the East Mansion.

The second aunt and the sixth aunt greeted their father and daughter at the second gate.

Dou Zhao couldn't help looking at the sixth aunt.

Ji Shi is only 24 or [-] years old at this time, white and beautiful, with jet-black silk tied up in a knot, two gold-covered jade hairpins inserted, lotus-colored summer shirt, white gauze skirt, and other accessories all over the body, very beautiful. elegant.

She smiled and stepped forward to hug Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao smelled the faint fragrance of roses.

She recognized the scent.

It's not an ordinary incense, it's the rose dew from Dashi, a small bottle of 50 taels of silver, the price is better than gold, and it's only sold in the biggest trading houses in Kyoto.

The second aunt smiled and patted her head, and said to Dou Shiying: "You also come with us to see Mrs. Tai!"

The daughter wanted to trouble the female relatives of the East Mansion to take care of her. Dou Shiying thanked her again and again, and the group went to the second wife's place.

The layout of the second wife's room is very simple, but everything is simple and elegant, low-key and luxurious, reminiscent of a warehouse for antiques, lifeless and cold everywhere.

This room matches the second wife very well.

Dou Zhao thought about her cruel feelings for her mother, and slandered in her heart.

After saluting, the second lady grabbed some sugar and gave it to Dou Zhao, and then asked Dou Shiying: "I heard that the Wang family is making a mess?" There was a bit of sternness in the casual tone.

Dou Shiying blushed and said in a low voice, "I'll take care of it soon."

The Second Wife said: "You are going to take the provincial examination soon, I think you should ask your second sister-in-law to negotiate with the Wang family for you?"

The tone is commanding, not asking.

Dou Shiying nodded shyly.

The second wife gave a satisfied "Yes", and when she looked at Dou Zhao, she put on a loving smile: "Come on, Aunt Shou, come to the second uncle and grandmother! Let the second uncle and grandmother see if you have grown taller?"

Dou Zhao felt that Mrs. Er Tai was like a thousand-year-old demon. She didn't die until ten years after her grandfather passed away.

She wanted to get close to the second wife, and when she heard the second wife's call, she did not go over, but took the sixth aunt's hand and said loudly: "I am five years old this year, so I will grow taller naturally."

The voice was clear and loud, making everyone laugh out loud. [

The second aunt jokingly said: "Second aunt, you miscalculated! You should hold the candy in your hand before calling Shougu over. Now you have nothing in your hand, how could Shougu run to you?"

Everyone laughed again.

The second aunt stood up and said with a smile to Dou Shiying: "Don't worry about giving Shougu to the sixth sibling, we will help you take care of her. It's getting late, let me go back with you to have a look? I'm sure The slap is big, and if you make a fuss like this, everyone's faces will be ugly."

Dou Shiying patted her daughter's head, told her to be "obedient", and then went back to Xidou with her second aunt.

The second wife carefully asked the sixth aunt how to arrange Dou Zhao, and then let them go.

The sixth aunt took her to say hello to the eldest aunt.

As a widow like Mrs. Ertai, she lives in the yard next to Mrs. Ertai.

The quiet house, the blue curtains, the black lacquered furniture, the pine shade blocks the sunlight outside, and the haggard face of the eldest aunt is as pale as snow.

Dou Zhao was very sad when he thought of her smiling face in the past.

The aunt smiled and hugged Dou Zhao in her arms, and asked the maid to bring melons, fruits and candies to entertain Dou Zhao: "Come and see the aunt if you have nothing to do."

Dou Zhao responded with a smile.

The sixth aunt chatted with the eldest aunt for a few words, and then took Dou Zhao to resign from the eldest aunt.

After going out, basking in the sun outside, listening to the noisy cicadas, Dou Zhao was inexplicably relieved.

Aunt Six asked her gently: "Are you tired?"

Dou Zhao shook his head.

Aunt Six smiled and said, "Okay, let's go and say hello to your third aunt." She coaxed her again, "After greeting your third aunt, we'll go back and eat iced watermelon, okay?"

Dou Zhao nodded with a smile.

The third aunt and the sixth aunt lived next to each other. When they entered, the third aunt was reprimanding the fifth cousin Dou Fanchang, who had just passed the weak crown year: "...you can compare with Qi Jun? He can ask more questions than Mr. You, you I was asked by Mr...."

He is the eldest son of the third aunt, who had three daughters before Dou Fanchang.

Seeing Ji Shi and Dou Zhao come in, of course this can't be taught.

Dou Fanchang greeted Ji and Dou Zhao with an embarrassed smile, and left resentfully.

The third aunt stroked her forehead and ordered the servant girl to serve tea, and then complained to the sixth aunt: "I don't know which god I offended, and I finally gave birth to two sons. The eldest is 20 years old and doesn't know anything. He only knows how to play every day." , the young one is smart, but he just doesn't like reading as if it's killing him..."

In Dou Zhao's memory, the third uncle's two sons were really not promising in school.

Dou Fanchang has been studying and taking imperial examinations since he was selected as a scholar. When Dou Huachang was in his thirties, he switched to an antique business. Dou Zhao also introduced several important clients to Dou Huachang.

The sixth aunt comforted the third aunt: "He is still young and has not yet determined his sex. It will be fine to marry a wife."

Dou Fanchang is engaged to his cousin, and the wedding date is set in March next year.

The third aunt sighed: "I hope so!"

The sixth aunt took Dou Zhao to leave.

The third aunt sent them to the door, but when she looked up, she saw the third uncle walking over in a hurry.

"Shougu is here!" He smiled from a distance, cupped his hands towards the sixth aunt, called "six younger brothers and sisters", and said, "I have something important to see my mother, so come over for dinner tonight? Girl catch the wind!"

The third aunt hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! Come and have dinner with us!"

In Dongdou, the two families lived together. Except for solar terms and sacrifices, each family usually ate food from each other.

They invited Dou Zhao, and Mrs. Ji was not polite, and accepted with a smile, and then carried Dou Zhao back to the house.

Mrs. Ji's nanny Wang has already settled Dou Zhao's things and her maids. Seeing that Dou Zhao's face was flushed, she called Tuo Niang, took a warm bath for Dou Zhao together, and helped Dou Zhao take pictures. Borneol powder, changed into a white gauze shirt, put on a silver collar and silver bracelet, and then led her to see Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji also took a bath and changed her clothes, and the two maids were shaking fans for her, one on the left and the other on the right.

She took Dou Zhao's hand to look up and down, nodded with a smile, and carried Dou Zhao to the kang: "This is like a girl's house!" She took a fan and helped Dou Zhao fan it Come, tell Wang Momo: "Today we will go to Sanbo's for dinner. If Liuye can come back, let him go to Sanbo's place. If he can't, you can just cook dinner for Liuye."

Dou Zhao guessed that Uncle Six must have gone to her house with his father.

Mother Wang smiled and said yes.

A maid with peach eyes and apricot cheeks came in.

When Wang Momo saw it, she immediately took all the maids who were serving in the room with her.

The servant girl took the fan from the Sixth Aunt's hand, played it for Dou Zhao, and said to the Sixth Aunt in a low voice: "The third master received the letter from the fifth master, saying that Chen Jizhou was forced to resign from office, and Zeng Ge's old He Wendao He Ge's old man presided over the event." The next meeting. The fifth master is highly valued by Zeng Gecai when he serves as the servant of the Ministry of officials. Mrs. Tai heard this and immediately asked someone to bring a letter to the old man in the West Mansion. When I came, the person who delivered the letter had just left."

Aunt Six gave a "hmm".

The maid went to lift the curtain, Wang Momo and several servant maids came in one file at a time, and continued doing what they were doing, if not for that maid who was still fanning Dou Zhao, Dou Zhao thought she was dreaming just now Woolen cloth!

The sixth aunt is indeed a master of concealment.

Dou Zhao was ashamed.

Can't help but think of what I just heard.

Zeng Yifen forced Chen Jizhou away, and the Fifth Uncle was valued by Zeng Yifen, this is a good thing!Why did the second lady call her grandfather over as soon as she heard it?

She was puzzled.

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